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Termed as the "Most Famous Car in the World", the 1965 Aston Martin DB5 "Bond Car" is up for sale at the RM Sotheby's upcoming auction in Monterey, California. This particular model is amongst the two which were used in the promotion of the famous James Bond movie Thunderball and were directly owned by Eon Productions. Two other examples of this car were used in the promotion of the movie Goldfinger. This particular DB5 comes loaded with all the gadgets the likes of which includes guns (fake), seat ejector, tyre slashers and more. (Image Credits: RM Sotheby's)
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Under the hood, this classic car comes with a 4.0-litre, inline 6-cylinder engine. This 3,995cc engine is capable of churning out 282 hp of power along with 390 Nm of peak torque. This two-door coupe, when it was new, had a claimed top speed of 233 km/h.
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The refurbished interiors of the Bond's Aston Martin DB5 look exquisite as if the car if fresh from the factory. Along with other gadgets, inside the cabin, this DB5 comes with a case that conceals some go-to weapons (fake). Notice the wooden steering wheel, all-black upholstery and analogue dials.
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Talking about concealed weapons, another James Bond gadget which the future owner of this DB5 can play around with is the ejector seat button. Hidden in plain sight, under a flap on the gear-stick level, a push of this button will send un-wanted passenger flying away.
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The centre console of modern cars these days feature buttons for all kinds of features and creature comforts. The centre console in this Aston Martin DB5, however, comes with switches for all the gadgets that this car has.
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Hidden under the front indicators are the replicas of .30 calibre Browning machine guns. These produce flashed and band but of course, cannot fire live rounds. A great tool to get out of sticky situations?
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Also included the the list of gadgets are front and rear rams. They extend from the front and the rear bumper of the vehicle and were used to ram another vehicle by James Bond while at the same time ensuring that nothing happens to his car.
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Need to make a quick escape? No problem! This Aston Martin DB5 comes with the smokescreen gadget which releases smoke from the back of the vehicle to create a cloud of smoke and disorients the casing baddy.
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Shots fired? The retractable bullet-proof screen will protect you! The screen, which emerges from the back of the car and creates a barrier between the oncoming bullets the the rear windscreen. (Image Credits: RM Sotheby's)
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